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Bernie Siegel is an American writer known for his works on life philosophy and health psychology. His books emphasize the importance of a positive attitude towards life and self-actualization.

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“Don't do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying.”

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“Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That's a tough thing to face.”

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“I see people who die a few minutes after a doctor tells them there is no hope of a cure. They give up and go. Others get angry and find joy in proving the doctor wrong. Something within them is challenged and hopeful. Hope is the divine motivator.”

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Book:365 Prescriptions for the Soul: Daily Messages of Inspiration, Hope, and Love

Source: 365 Prescriptions for the Soul: Daily Messages of Inspiration, Hope, and Love

“Don't try to help people to 'not die', help them to enjoy life!”

People Trying Helping Dies Enjoy Enjoy Life

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“I had patients who didn't die because they had too many pets to try to find homes for. It's why women live longer than men with the same health problems.”

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“What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they're going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn't failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don't keeping waiting.”

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“People have taught me what most doctors don't learn, in other words, when somebody does better than expected, the doctor will tell them they're doing very well and to keep it up. I learned to say, "You didn't die when you were supposed to so what's going on?", and they always had a story to tell me.”

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“When I experience something, I believe it. I almost choked to death when I was a four year old and had a near death experience. I was very upset that I didn't die because it was a lot more interesting out of your body than in it.”

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“The tree doesn't die, nor do I when you cut off a branch or a finger, we both heal so we don't lose all the sap or blood. That to me is total shock. Also that water defies the laws of physics by becoming less dense when frozen. Life really is a miracle and all the things that are been built into us through it.”

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“Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.”

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